The AAWCC honors women with the Of the Year Awards - the Carolyn Desjardins CEO Award for Outstanding Service and Support to AAWCC; the Mildred Bulpitt Woman of the Year Award for outstanding leadership and mentorship to provide opportunities for women in community colleges; and the Trustee of the Year Award, which recognizes outstanding leadership to community colleges by a trustee.

Award recipients are listed by year in the list below:

2019

Mildred Bulpitt Woman of the YearDr. Beverly Walker-Griffea, Mott Community College

2018

Mildred Bulpitt Woman of the YearDr. Kathleen “Casey” Crabill, Onondaga Community College

2017

Mildred Bulpitt Woman of the Year

Karen Stout, Achieving the Dream, Inc.

Trustee of the Year Award

Jan Mittleider, College of Southern Idaho

2016

Carolyn Desjardins CEO Award of the YearJulie Huckestein, Chemeketa Community College